the small glutinous rice dumplings known as tangyuan or tong yuen (literally “soup balls” in Mandarin and Cantonese respectively) are a staple at the winter solstice. If you grew up in Hong ...

The jiaozi, or Chinese dumpling, symbolises reunion and good fortune According to the legend, Zhang handed out jiaozi among the poor from the day of the Winter Solstice to Chinese New Year’s Eve.

and eating dumplings and ginger rice. A Persian festival, like many winter solstice holidays, celebrates the end of shorter days and the victory of light over darkness, according to a report from ...

The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Brighter days are ahead as the daylight length slowly climbs now that the Winter Solstice is behind us. The darkest day of the year, December 21st, is known as the Winter Solstice.

During Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is essential to the festival. There is a saying that goes "Have dumplings on the first day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day ...

Sweet dumplings are common at winter solstice, but Taishanese savoury ones are trending on social media as influencers return to their roots Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year ...